Affordable housing is housing which is deemed affordable to those with a median household income as rated by the national government or a local government by a recognized housing affordability index.
Tag: affordable housing
Micro-units remain big for some apartment developers
If you think micro-units have had their 15 minutes of fame, think again. Think tanks, policy makers and apartment notables are looking at high-density...
The U.S. isn’t just getting older. It’s getting more segregated by age.
Back in 2010, one of Judson’s residents realized that the goal of enlivening the cultural life of the retirement community and the need to...
Water efficiency upgrades save multifamily housing providers $20,500 per property
A new study from Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and Elevate Energy shows how affordable housing owners can save money, conserve resources and strengthen the...
Revitalizing neighborhoods with a fresh take on affordable housing
In the last decade, a development group has been working to revitalize the community, and several community partners invested $70 million in a redevelopment...
New grant program will provide up to $1.6 million to Texas nonprofits to accelerate...
Nonprofits providing critical home repairs and other housing assistance to low-income Texas families affected by Hurricane Harvey can apply for grants from a new...
Affordable housing dies a slow death in California
The activists are restless in California. This past week The Wall Street Journal broke the news that the required threshold of signatures has been achieved...
The University of Maryland wins HUD’s innovation in affordable housing student design and planning...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the University of Maryland, College Park as the winner of its 2018 Innovation...
Jonathan Rose Companies named top acquirer of affordable housing in 2017
Jonathan Rose Companies, a leading green real estate investment, development, and project management firm, has been named the #1 acquirer of affordable housing properties...
Is housing affordability as bad as we think?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its report: Consumer Expenditures in 2016. It contains estimates of both income and spending by category....
Grubb Properties to join program bringing affordable housing to Chapel Hill
Grubb Properties will dedicate units at Glen Lennox Apartments in Chapel Hill, N.C. to be part of an innovative, community-based coalition bringing more affordable...
The front line in affordable housing
In 2012, Congress authorized RAD which allows PHAs and owners of other properties financed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to...
Dominium begins construction on East Range Crossings
Dominium, a leading apartment owner, developer and manager, with regional headquarters in Denver, announced today that it will begin construction on East Range Crossings,...
Community Development Partners opens renovated affordable housing in Las Vegas
Community Development Partners and BLVD Capital will host a grand opening celebration for Baltimore Gardens and Cleveland Gardens Apartments on Tuesday, March 27, 2018...
Apartments dominate in naval air station redevelopment plan
Trammell Crow Residential and the city of Alameda, Calif. announced the first step of phase 1 of the redevelopment of Alameda Point. Thirty acres...
Budget accord misses the mark on affordable housing
Randy Noel, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from LaPlace, La., today issued the following statement on the...
